Effects of isometric handgrip training among people medicated for hypertension: A multilevel analysis

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 307-314

  Millar, Philip J ^a   Bray, Steve R ^a   McGowan, Cheri L ^a   MacDonald, Maureen J ^a   McCartney, Neil ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Exercise; Hierarchical linear modeling

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOMETRICS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DIURETICS; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34648835955     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e3282cb05db     Document Type: Article

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